SAIFood’s 2016 Rotten Potatoes
SAIFood’s Christmas List of Rotten Potatoes Just rewards for the naughty this year! Given that the festive season is upon us, I’d like to take …
Measuring the Success of GM Crops
Are peak benefits of early GM varieties still to come? In recent years there has been considerable discussion about the perceived lack of benefits from genetically …
Crop Desiccation
Is it safe to eat a crop that has been desiccated? As of October 17, nearly 81% of Saskatchewan’s crops were harvested (91% in Manitoba & …
Never let facts stand in the way of a good story
Woodward or Bernstein, he is not! Sean Previl, a journalist with the Halifax Chronicle Herald, has shown that he is not one to let facts …
Making ¢’s of Meat Prices
Why is steak more expensive than chicken? We know that it costs money to produce the items we rely on daily. Contrary to this knowledge, …
Bob Dylan Called It, Times Are a Changing
The Prairie Climate Centre presenting you with timely news on your regional climate Climate change is all around us. Even though this is well-known, planning …
The Pulse on Food and Nutrition Innovation in Southern Ethiopia
International effort to provide Ethiopia with food security through pulses Pulses are dry edible seeds, relatively inexpensive to produce and purchase, which are chalked full …
National Academy of Science’s GM Crop Consensus
Science is the standard that has been used for decades to find solutions, innovate and improve efficiencies, but increasingly, society is less certain about science …
Toxic Ta-Ta’s?: Glyphosate Breastmilk
What research looks like when it is and is not performed by scientists Food safety laws and regulations are constantly evolving; from what initially began …
Oh Deere!
John Deere chasing copyright claims to your tractor Have you ever felt like you never really owned something you bought (perhaps your cat)? Well this …